Maduro criticizes OAS, tells group to ‘shove it’

As part of an escalating war of words, Maduro Tuesday told the head of the Washington-based organization to “shove it.” The verbal barrage came after OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro called for an urgent meeting on the Venezuelan crisis, warning democracy was at risk in the country. Oil-rich Venezuela’s economy is in very dire straits and the opposition wants to remove the president through a referendum. There are increasing signs of social unrest, such as looting, with the shortages of most basic consumer goods such as soap and toilet paper. More…